Aviation

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, takes off from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 29, 2021. Dover AFB prioritizes providing unrivaled installation support for mission partners, transient aircraft and neighboring installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, takes off from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 29, 2021. Dover AFB prioritizes providing unrivaled installation support for mission partners, transient aircraft and neighboring installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, refuels another KC-10 Extender on Dec. 1, 2019. The refueling was conducted by the squadron who's home base is Travis Air force Base, California and deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Williams)

A U.S. KC-10 Extender departs after aerial refueling with a 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat air refueling mission over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2019. Although the KC-10's primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and simultaneously carry the fighter support personnel and equipment on overseas deployments. The KC-10 is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)